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OATS-DAUT SEMINAR
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Speaker: Carlos Martins (Centro de Astrofisica, Universidade do Porto; Cambridge University)

Title: Astrophysical searches for varying constants

Date: Friday, June 26th, 2009
Time: 11:30
Venue: Villa Bazzoni

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Abstract: I will discuss the theoretical motivation for varying fundamental constants and summarize the status of the claims of variation of the fine-structure constant and the proton-to-electron mass ratio, presenting some new results on the latter. I will also highlight future developments such as ESPRESSO and CODEX, and show how these will provide strong constraints on particle physics.
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contact: Paolo Molaro (OATS)